Level 1: 100/100 Entries: 81/81 Benjamin Dunevein and Calum Bagnall both checked the flop before Yordy Bakker fired out for 1,700 into a pot of approximately 5,000. Both Dunevein and Bagnall called to see the turn. Dunevein quickly checked before Bagnall paused for about 10 seconds before doing the same. Bakker continued with his aggression…
Level 1: 100/100 Entries: 71/71 The second starting flight for the Battle of Malta is now underway. After an opening ceremony that saw staff escorted into the poker room by medieval soldiers, followed by some announcements from the tournament directors, cards are now in the air for Level 1 play. There will be 10 levels…
Welcome back to the coverage of the 2023 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition at the luxurious Casino Malta and the adjoining Eden Arena at the Intercontinental Malta. History will be made this week with the biggest guaranteed event on the island in the €1.5 million guaranteed Battle of Malta €600 Main Event. The sun is…
Turkey’s Tayfun Rodoplu may not have had the best start of the day after unsuccessfully firing two bullets on Day 1a of the €1.5 million guaranteed 2023 Battle of Malta €600 Main Event at Casino Malta and the Eden Arena at the Intercontinental Malta. However, the third time was a charm as he was all…
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 23/154 Mansour Diop was the unfortunate player to bubble Day 1a. Big stack Tayfun Rodoplu opened the hijack with a limp and he was called by both players in the blinds. The flop came and it checked to Rodoplu who bet 6,000. The small blind got out of the way,…
The action is down to just 24 players with the day ending with 23 players in the money. Check out the three-table Day 1a seat draw below with Tayfun Rudoplu holding the chip lead. Table Seat Player Chips Big Blinds 33 1 Tayfun Rodoplu 713,000 178 33 2 Alessandro D’amore 168,000 42 33 3 Julien…
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 29/154 The action was picked up on the flop reading with both players Cory Desmond and Cory Desmond to the turn. They checked again to the river where Hassan fired 27,000 and forced the fold from Desmond. Ori Hassan – 126,000 Cory Desmond – 110,000